In the technology called MOET, which one of the following hormones is…

The correct answer is Option (3) → FSH

MOET (Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer) is a method to improve a herd quickly. A cow is made to release 6–8 eggs instead of one (super ovulation); the fertilised eggs are moved to surrogate mothers.

Option (1) LH — Incorrect. LH (luteinising hormone) triggers ovulation and forms the corpus luteum; it is not the hormone named for MOET.

Option (2) ACTH — Incorrect. ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone) acts on the adrenal cortex, not on the ovary.

Option (3) FSH — Correct. In MOET (multiple ovulation embryo transfer), a cow is given hormones with FSH-like activity (FSH, follicle stimulating hormone) to induce follicular maturation and super ovulation, producing 6-8 eggs instead of one per cycle.

Option (4) TSH — Incorrect. TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) is a pituitary hormone that acts on the thyroid gland, not on the ovary, so it cannot cause super ovulation.

Note: This question is from Chapter 9, Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production, of the pre-rationalised NCERT book. This chapter is not in the present NCERT book (2026-27). The extract below is from the pre-rationalised edition.

NCERT Extract (Pre-rationalised edition, Chapter 9, Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production):
Animal Breeding – “… Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology (MOET) is one such programme for herd improvement. In this method, a cow is administered hormones, with FSH-like activity, to induce follicular maturation and super ovulation – instead of one egg, which they normally yield per cycle, they produce 6-8 eggs. The animal is either mated with an elite bull or artificially inseminated.”